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The Present and the Past in Medieval Irish Chronicles
Nicholas Evans
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A new analysis of a vital source for the history of Ireland and Scotland in the middle ages. Ireland has the most substantial corpus of annalistic chronicles for the early period in western Europe. They are crucial sources for understanding the Gaelic world of Ireland and Scotland, and offer insights into contacts with the wider Christian world. However, there is still a high degree of uncertainty about their development, production, and location prior to 1100, which makes it difficult to draw sound conclusions from them. This book analyses the principal Irish chronicles, especially the "Annals of Ulster", "Annals ... Read more
A new analysis of a vital source for the history of Ireland and Scotland in the middle ages. Ireland has the most substantial corpus of annalistic chronicles for the early period in western Europe. They are crucial sources for understanding the Gaelic world of Ireland and Scotland, and offer insights into contacts with the wider Christian world. However, there is still a high degree of uncertainty about their development, production, and location prior to 1100, which makes it difficult to draw sound conclusions from them. This book analyses the principal Irish chronicles, especially the "Annals of Ulster", "Annals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843835493
SKU
V9781843835493
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Reviews for The Present and the Past in Medieval Irish Chronicles
For those who work with annals in more detail - and that is just about every historian of early medieval Ireland and Scotland - the very last they are obliged to do is read and consider Evans's conclusions.
THE INNES REVIEW
Written in a lucid and readable style, with the often complex evidence presented in an exceptionally clear ... Read more
THE INNES REVIEW
Written in a lucid and readable style, with the often complex evidence presented in an exceptionally clear ... Read more